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Donna Mackay

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As seen in: The Booker Prizes, BuzzFeed, Allrecipes, Substack, The Booker Prizes (newsletter), Time Out London, The i Paper, The Upcoming
Covers:  Literature, arts, culture and travel.
Deputy Head of Editorial @thebookerprizes.

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A digital editor and writer specialising in content creation, commissioning and strategy, across literature, entertainment, and culture.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, Julia and the unstoppable rise of the feminist literary retelling

Nineteen Eighty-Four, Julia and the unstoppable rise of the feminist literary retelling

Sandra Newman’s take on George Orwell’s masterpiece is the latest in a line of books that reimagine classics …

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The books that inspired the Extinction Rebellion protesters

The books that inspired the Extinction Rebellion protesters

I read masses of non-fiction, sadly about the climate crisis. I love Barbara Kingsolver, a botanist who wrote…

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Getting started with audiobooks: a beginner's guide

Getting started with audiobooks: a beginner's guide

Have you decided to take the plunge with audiobooks but don’t quite know where to begin? Here's your step-by-…

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Why Now is the Time to Visit Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Why Now is the Time to Visit Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Vietnam's largest island is one of Southeast Asia's best-kept secrets. The biodiverse destination is a world …

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The book my mum gave me: authors remember their most treasured literary gift

The book my mum gave me: authors remember their most treasured literary gift

This Mother's Day, Penguin authors reflect on the inspirational books and stories their mothers left with the…

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Art directors share their all-time favourite book covers

Art directors share their all-time favourite book covers

Books jackets are often as iconic as the words they contain. We find out which ones have inspired the designe…

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Loaded Cauliflower Chicken Casserole

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By Brenda Venable, Donna Mackay , Karyn Smith
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Loaded Cauliflower Chicken Casserole The idea for this delicious casserole comes from a steakhouse “loaded” baked potato! Roasted cauliflower stands in for the potato, and some leftover cooked chicken is added for protein. Topped with Cheddar cheese, chopped green onions, and cooked, crumbled bacon, this dish was devoured by the family. By Brenda Venable Updated on April 7, 2026
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10 of the best very short books from the Booker Prizes library

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By Donna Mackay , Beryl Bainbridge, Muriel Spark
| The Booker Prizes (newsletter)
By Donna Mackay-Smith and Gazelle Mba Read this article on our website As the late, great Beryl Bainbridge once said, ‘Unless a writer is superb, I don’t think it’s enough just to go wuffling on.’ A distinctive feature of Bainbridge’s novels - five of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize - is that they were usually brief and to the point.
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The best literary love stories in Booker-nominated books

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By Donna Mackay , A.S. Byatt, Ian McEwan
| The Booker Prizes (newsletter)
By Donna Mackay-Smith and Gazelle Mba Read this article on our website Within the confines of literature, romance can get a bad rap. Yet scratch beneath the surface of some of the world’s most acclaimed novels and you’ll find that, more often than not, they have a love story at their heart. Writers have been using this universal connection to explore the human condition since they first put pen to paper. And it needn’t be all ‘happily ever after’.
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